Kennebunk Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – this next couple of weeks at Kennebunk Beach is a tough one to write home about. There's no real swell of substance to get excited about, and the wind is mostly working against us. We're looking at a long, dry spell with only a tiny flicker of possibility way down the line. Let's break it down.

Right now, and for the upcoming days, we’ve got nothing doing. The water is sitting at a cool 61°, which is a bit colder than we'd expect for late July, so don't forget the booties if you're just going for a paddle. The first trace of anything surfable doesn't show up until Thursday, the 23rd of July. Even then, it's a small pulse of 4ft SSE swell with a period of 10 seconds, showing moderate wave energy (327). The morning is clean with a light NNW cross-offshore breeze, making it the only window that's even worth a mention. It's surfable, but it's ordinary. The afternoon on that day falls apart with a cross-onshore wind.

After that brief, ordinary window, we sink back into a long stretch of poor conditions. It's a dead period from Friday the 24th of July right through until Tuesday the 28th of July. The swell drops right off, and the wind keeps clocking around onshore or cross-shore. Nothing but choppy, weak lines.

The only other glimmer in this whole 16-day window comes on Tuesday the 28th of July. We get a bump of 5ft SSE swell, again with moderate energy (222), but the real story is the wind. Tuesday morning is clean with a light cross-offshore breeze, and Tuesday afternoon goes glassy with a light SE wind. For a beach break that's usually sheltered from the swell, that's about as good as it gets in this period. The swell is a bit short period (7 seconds), so it's not going to be the most powerful, but it'll be the cleanest surf we'll see. It's still only a "surfable but ordinary" rating, so don't expect any standouts.

From the 29th right through to the 4th of August, it's back to the doldrums. The swell is tiny, the wind is poor, and the combined energy readings are all in the double digits – weak. Honestly, if you're after a paddle, you're better off waiting for a storm to brew somewhere else. The setup is more interesting for a kite surfer than a regular surfer during most of these onshore, choppy days.

Alright, that's the long and short of it. A couple of clean, small windows, but no real standouts. The forecasts can always change, but for now, I'd save your wax.

Rusty.

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